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Birbachtal Reservoir – St. Medardus Church, Esch loop from Birgel

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Birbachtal Reservoir – St. Medardus Church, Esch loop from Birgel

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Birbachtal Reservoir – St. Medardus Church, Esch loop from Birgel

01:06

16.5km

220m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.13 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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412 m

Birgel Watermill

Highlight • Monument

The old water mill is not only a real eye-catcher, but also offers an excellent opportunity for a refreshment break or is suitable for a day stop with an overnight …

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4.48 km

Industrial Locomotive 87 at Eisenmuseum Jünkerath

Highlight • Monument

The Jünkerath iron museum was established in 1991 by the then Daun district in the building of the former Jünkerath vocational school. The museum was privatized on April 1, 2012 …

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4.51 km

Jünkerath Railway Heritage Site

Highlight • Historical Site

nice bike path on a former railway line.

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5.20 km

Jünkerath station no longer notices its former importance as a junction of the railway line from Cologne to Trier, the Vennquerbahn and the middle Ahrtalbahn. Jünkerath was also strategically important, …

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6.14 km

Jünkerath Castle Ruins (Glaadter Castle)

Highlight • Castle

You can browse freely in the ruin.

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6.75 km

Birbachtal Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

A very nice reservoir. Here you can stay well. Unfortunately swimming is not allowed.

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7.17 km

Small lake in Birbach

Highlight • Lake

10.9 km

St. Medardus Church, Esch

Highlight • Religious Site

Worth seeing church with a late Gothic nave and a high altar carved out of wood from 1630 ...
The tower is a little older and dates from the 12th …

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16.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.33 km

4.36 km

3.15 km

319 m

228 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

4.43 km

394 m

370 m

305 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

24°C

12°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Birbachtal Reservoir – St. Medardus Church, Esch loop from Birgel

Birgel Watermill

Industrial Locomotive 87 at Eisenmuseum Jünkerath

Jünkerath Railway Heritage Site

Jünkerath Train Station

Jünkerath Castle Ruins (Glaadter Castle)

Birbachtal Reservoir

Small lake in Birbach

St. Medardus Church, Esch

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